>> TH and TD >> * abbr (I think that's supported by screen readers, but need to verify) > >I don't really see that these attributes actually help anyone.
I don't have a screen reader to verify, but afaik abbr= is used to provide a shortened form of the header when it is spoken aloud repeatedly. Leaving it out won't *hurt* anything, but the annoyance of hearing a large bit of header repeated over and over again when the table is complex enough to *need* a regular reminder would be enough, I think, for abbr= to be considered to help people. I use abbr= to this effect in my own tables. ~TJ
